Desperate Housewives' actress Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, who was the most valuable player in this year's NBA finals in the United States, tie the knot in Paris.

Desperate Housewives' actress Eva Longoria was set to tie the knot Saturday with basketball champion Tony Parker in a church ceremony in Paris ahead of star-studded celebrations at a 17th-century chateau.

The marriage, billed as the celebrity wedding of the year and leading the worldwide nuptial rush to cash in on the supposed good luck of the 7/7/7 date, comes a day after the couple married in a civil ceremony in Paris.

Longoria, 32, and San Antonio Spurs star Parker, 25, will at 16:15 pm (1415 GMT) exchange wedding vows in the Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois church, across the road from the the Louvre museum in central Paris.

They will then host Hollywood friends for a lavish feast and party at Vaux-le-Vicomte, a 17th-century chateau southeast of the capital.

Longoria and Belgian-born Parker, who grew up playing basketball in France and was the most valuable player in this year's NBA finals in the United States, have kept their guest list secret.